Proposed Kansas Firearm Legislation SCR1610
Legislation Overview
Title: Proposing a constitutional amendment to amend section 4 of the Kansas bill of rights to recognize the right to bear arms as a fundamental right that includes the possession and use of ammunition, firearm accessories and firearm components, and that any restrictions on such right are subject to the strict scrutiny standard.
Description: Proposing a constitutional amendment to amend section 4 of the Kansas bill of rights to recognize the right to bear arms as a fundamental right that includes the possession and use of ammunition, firearm accessories and firearm components, and that any restrictions on such right are subject to the strict scrutiny standard.
Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
Last Action: Senate Referred to Committee on Federal and State Affairs
Last Action Date: February 6, 2025
Sponsors
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30 sponsors: J.R. Claeys (R); Larry Alley (R); Mike Argabright (R); Richard Billinger (R); Chase Blasi (R);Tory Blew (R); Elaine Bowers (R); Craig Bowser (R); Joe Claeys (R); Bill Clifford (R); Brenda Dietrich (R); Renee Erickson (R); Michael Fagg (R); Beverly Gossage (R); Jeff Klemp (R); Rick Kloos (R); Ty Masterson (R); Michael Murphy (R); Stephen Owens (R); Virgil Peck (R); Mike Petersen (R); TJ Rose (R); Tim Shallenburger (R); Douglas Shane (R); Brad Starnes (R); Adam Thomas (R); Mike Thompson (R); Kenny Titus (R); Caryn Tyson (R); Kellie Warren (R);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 75% (30 of 40)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Feb 6, 2025 | Senate Referred to Committee on Federal and State Affairs |
| Senate | Feb 5, 2025 | Senate Introduced |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Feb 5, 2025 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
There have not been any votes on this bill
Link: link to state bill page
